BEHAVIOUR OF PATIENTS AND CONTROLS

Behaviour of Patients and Controls

Behaviour of Patients and Controls

a.

Cholera patients

Healthy controls

Percentages of Cholera Patients

Percentages of Healthy Controls

Difference in Percentage Values

1

Drank water from any source outside the home

17

18

(70.8%)

(37.5%)

+ 33.3%

2

Drank untreated water from a well

19

33

(79.2%)

(68.8%)

+ 10.4%

3

Ate seafood made at home

8

4

(33.3%)

(8.3%)

+ 25.0%

4

Ate rice made at home

10

35

(41.7%)

(72.9%)

- 31.3%

5

Ate food bought from street sellers

6

7

(25.0%)

(14.6%)

+ 10.4%

6

Drank beverages from street sellers

4

11

(16.7%)

(22.9%)

- 6.3%

7

Claimed to know how to prevent cholera

10

34

(41.7%)

(70.8%)

- 29.2%

8

Used soap always or almost always to wash hands

11

33

(45.8%)

(68.8%)

- 22.9%

9

Drank from covered water vessel in the home

19

45

(79.2%)

(93.8%)

- 14.6%

b.

In view of cholera is commonly associated with drinking dirty water, it is note that people who “drank ...